K3 Law advises on investment into Tech Professionals by CKM3

K3 Law acted as legal adviser on the long-term investment into Tech Professionals by CKM3, an independent investment company founded by Colm McGinley. The deal was announced in September 2026 and advised on the corporate side by Guy Haynes, Director at KBS Corporate.

About Tech Professionals

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Banbury, Oxfordshire, Tech Professionals is a specialist recruitment organisation serving the offshore, subsea, and maritime sectors. The business supplies engineers, technicians, and other specialist contract and permanent workforce solutions to a wide-ranging and diverse international client base.

With annual revenues of approximately £50 million and a contractor base of around 500 personnel on assignment at any one time, Tech Professionals has established a strong market position and a reputation for technical expertise across offshore wind, subsea power, oil and gas, and maritime markets.

Supporting Tech Professionals through the transaction

Tech Professionals instructed KBS Corporate to seek a long-term investment partner capable of supporting the next stage of the business’s development. Corporate advisory was led by Guy Haynes, Director at KBS Corporate, with legal services provided by K3 Law throughout the transaction.

Joining CKM3

The investment sees Tech Professionals join the portfolio of CKM3, an independent investment company that backs established, cash-generative businesses in essential service-led sectors. CKM3 invests across recruitment, business and professional services, construction, engineering, infrastructure, education, and training.

CKM3’s founder Colm McGinley brings considerable experience in the recruitment sector and will work alongside the existing Tech Professionals management team, with the immediate priority being to protect what has made the business successful and support its long-term growth.

Colm McGinley said:

“What stood out to me throughout the process was the quality of the people, the strength of the company’s customer relationships and the reputation the team has built within these highly specialised markets. This acquisition represents an important milestone for CKM3 and the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Tech Professionals. Our immediate priority is to support the existing team, protect what already makes the business successful and support its long-term growth.”

A successful outcome for Tech Professionals

The transaction delivers a strong and well-matched investment partner for Tech Professionals, pairing the business with a backer whose focus on essential service-led sectors and long-term partnership approach aligns closely with the business’s own values and ambitions.

Colm McGinley added:

“Transactions like this take a great deal of work behind the scenes. I would like to thank everyone who helped us reach completion. Most importantly, I’m looking forward to working with the entire Tech Professionals team and supporting them through the next stage of the company’s development.”

K3 Law is a corporate law firm specialising in business sales, acquisitions, and investment transactions. Our lawyers have been recruited from some of the UK’s leading law firms and act for clients on both sell-side and buy-side deals across a wide range of sectors. K3 Law is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.